Maine Antique Digest, April 2017

6-C Maine Antique Digest, April 2017

AUCTION -

A perfect piece from the Caldwells’

collection was this 19th-century

brass sundial by maker Henry

Eichbaum of Nashville. The

marker of sunny hours, 7

diameter, brought $4248.

Case Auctions always contain

pleasant surprises, such as a

nice abracadabra group of early

20th-century posters advertising

magic acts. These two for

“Alexander,” Claude Alexander

Conlin, billed as “The Man Who

Knows,” sold for $1008.

Folk art from the Caldwell

collection included this stone

carving of Adam and Eve,

20½" x 27½", by Kentucky

sculptor Tim Lewis (b. 1952)

that brought $4032.

A consignment of 20th-century art in various mediums from the collection of a

retired sculptor and art patron in Middle Tennessee attracted serious bidding. This

23¾" x 28¾" abstract painting by Paul Jenkins (1923-2012), labeled twice on the

reverse

Phenomena Cut Heather

and marked “Paris 1962,” sold for $12,390 (est.

$6800/7800).

The offerings from the collection

of a retired sculptor included

Pierrot Lunaire

by Sonia Delaunay

(1885-1979), a limited-edition wool

carpet, 11'3" x 8'6½", in bold color

blocks that climbed to $8968.

From the collection of Charles and Ann Wells of Nashville, this Navajo

woven rug, similar to designs from J.B. Moore’s Crystal Trading Post,

sold for $2714.

All Tennessee samplers are rarities. This example with

flowers and a pair of figures, made in Maury County by

Margaret A. Reaves in 1830, brought a strong $5192.